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“You blackguard, you!” exclaimed Father Philemy, “take that--how dare you attempt to prompt any person that I'm examining?” Those who stood around Kelly now fell back to a safe distance, and all was silence, terror, and trepidation once more. “Come, Kelly, go on--the eighth?” Kelly was still silent. “Why, you ninny you, didn't you repeat it just now.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Those who stood around Kelly now fell back to a safe distance, and all was silence, terror, and trepidation once more.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Come, Kelly, go on--the eighth?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Those who stood around Kelly now fell back to a safe distance, and all was silence, terror, and trepidation once more.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “Those who stood around Kelly now fell back to a safe distance, and all was silence, terror, and trepidation once more.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Kelly was still silent.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Those who stood around Kelly now fell back to a safe distance, and all was silence, terror, and trepidation once more.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You blackguard, you!” exclaimed Father Philemy, “take that--how dare you attempt to prompt any person that I'm examining?””
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Those who stood around Kelly now fell back to a safe distance, and all was silence, terror, and trepidation once more.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Those who stood around Kelly now fell back to a safe distance, and all was silence, terror, and trepidation once more.
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From this reading Those who stood around Kelly now fell back to a safe distance, and all was silence, terror, and trepidation once more.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Those who stood around Kelly now fell back to a safe distance, and all was silence, terror, and trepidation once more.
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From this reading “You blackguard, you!” exclaimed Father Philemy, “take that--how dare you attempt to prompt any person that I'm examining?”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Those who stood around Kelly now fell back to a safe distance, and all was silence, terror, and trepidation once more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You blackguard, you!” exclaimed Father Philemy, “take that--how dare you attempt to prompt any person that I'm examining?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Those who stood around Kelly now fell back to a safe distance, and all was silence, terror, and trepidation once more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You blackguard, you!” exclaimed Father Philemy, “take that--how dare you attempt to prompt any person that I'm examining?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come, Kelly, go on--the eighth?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You blackguard, you!” exclaimed Father Philemy, “take that--how dare you attempt to prompt any person that I'm examining?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, you ninny you, didn't you repeat it just now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Those who stood around Kelly now fell back to a safe distance, and all was silence, terror, and trepidation once more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Come, Kelly, go on--the eighth?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You blackguard, you!” exclaimed Father Philemy, “take that--how dare you attempt to prompt any person that I'm examining?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You blackguard, you!” exclaimed Father Philemy, “take that--how dare you attempt to prompt any person that I'm examining?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You blackguard, you!” exclaimed Father Philemy, “take that--how dare you attempt to prompt any person that I'm examining?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Those who stood around Kelly now fell back to a safe distance, and all was silence, terror, and trepidation once more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Come, Kelly, go on--the eighth?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You blackguard, you!” exclaimed Father Philemy, “take that--how dare you attempt to prompt any person that I'm examining?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You blackguard, you!” exclaimed Father Philemy, “take that--how dare you attempt to prompt any person that I'm examining?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Why, you ninny you, didn't you repeat it just now.
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From this reading “Why, you ninny you, didn't you repeat it just now.
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From this reading Those who stood around Kelly now fell back to a safe distance, and all was silence, terror, and trepidation once more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Those who stood around Kelly now fell back to a safe distance, and all was silence, terror, and trepidation once more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, you ninny you, didn't you repeat it just now.
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From this reading Those who stood around Kelly now fell back to a safe distance, and all was silence, terror, and trepidation once more.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Come, Kelly, go on--the eighth?”
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From this reading Those who stood around Kelly now fell back to a safe distance, and all was silence, terror, and trepidation once more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You blackguard, you!” exclaimed Father Philemy, “take that--how dare you attempt to prompt any person that I'm examining?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You blackguard, you!” exclaimed Father Philemy, “take that--how dare you attempt to prompt any person that I'm examining?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You blackguard, you!” exclaimed Father Philemy, “take that--how dare you attempt to prompt any person that I'm examining?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, you ninny you, didn't you repeat it just now.
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From this reading Those who stood around Kelly now fell back to a safe distance, and all was silence, terror, and trepidation once more.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Those who stood around Kelly now fell back to a safe distance, and all was silence, terror, and trepidation once more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kelly was still silent.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kelly was still silent.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those who stood around Kelly now fell back to a safe distance, and all was silence, terror, and trepidation once more.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You blackguard, you!” exclaimed Father Philemy, “take that--how dare you attempt to prompt any person that I'm examining?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Those who stood around Kelly now fell back to a safe distance, and all was silence, terror, and trepidation once more.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You blackguard, you!” exclaimed Father Philemy, “take that--how dare you attempt to prompt any person that I'm examining?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Come, Kelly, go on--the eighth?”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those who stood around Kelly now fell back to a safe distance, and all was silence, terror, and trepidation once more.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You blackguard, you!” exclaimed Father Philemy, “take that--how dare you attempt to prompt any person that I'm examining?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Those who stood around Kelly now fell back to a safe distance, and all was silence, terror, and trepidation once more.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Those who stood around Kelly now fell back to a safe distance, and all was silence, terror, and trepidation once more.
which person or people
From this reading Those who stood around Kelly now fell back to a safe distance, and all was silence, terror, and trepidation once more.
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From this reading “Why, you ninny you, didn't you repeat it just now.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You blackguard, you!” exclaimed Father Philemy, “take that--how dare you attempt to prompt any person that I'm examining?”
